Unix Command Line Kung Fu (SANS) [PDF] [01QLT]

Here is just some of what you will learn by reading Command Line Kung Fu:

How to quickly and easily repeat commands in your shell history

Shortcuts for grabbing specific words from your shell history to use in your current command

How to save a copy of your command line session for later reference

How to strip out blank lines and comments from files

How to control colorized text when uses pipes and pagers

Ways to transform text: from changing case to substituting characters and more

How to extract specific blocks of text from files or streams of input

A quick tip to fix common typos

How to edit files over the network

How to compare the differences between files on your local computer and a remote one

How to create and use SSH tunnels

Ways to verify what programs are listening on what ports

How to kill all the processes for a given user with a single command
Strategies for dealing with multi-hop SSH connections

How to disconnect from a server in a way that will allow you to pick up where you left off

How to automate software installs that require user input

Shell scripting tips

How to automatically keep repeating a command until it succeeds

The right way to delete a file that is being written to

How to surf the web from the command line... and more importantly how to download anything from the web and interact with HTTP APIs

Ways to determine who and what is using the most disk space

How to secure your web browser session when using an open wifi hotspot

How to generate random passwords from the command line

Two tips for easily creating backups

Tips for handling tar archives

How to replace a string in multiple files at once with just one command
and much more...